One thing we know is a state cannot be considered Southern if it does not include the county name on it for the Standard issue plates. I was talking to a state rep the other day that said they Did this traditionally for political reasons. Is this true? If not does anyone know why?

(07-09-2014 09:11 AM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  One thing we know is a state cannot be considered Southern if it does not include the county name on it for the Standard issue plates. I was talking to a state rep the other day that said they Did this traditionally for political reasons. Is this true? If not does anyone know why?

The county has been included on the plates in Ohio so it is not a southern thing unless you consider Ohio southern.

Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina do not. Actually Florida is the only one I have noticed that does.

Louisiana doesn't. At least not the Parish I live in.

Iowa has counties on theirs too.

Really helps narrow down an area to look if people can see the county a vehicle is registered in in case of an accident, Crime, DUI driver ect. I never associated it with political motives in 46 years of driving.

So, so far, Iowa, Ohio, and Florida are the only southern states that include their County on their license plates.

(07-09-2014 09:19 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  So, so far, Iowa, Ohio, and Florida are the only southern states that include their County on their license plates.

And DC... they also include coexist bumper stickers.

Alabama's last set used to, but the new ones don't.

(07-09-2014 09:24 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-09-2014 09:19 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  So, so far, Iowa, Ohio, and Florida are the only southern states that include their County on their license plates.

And DC... they also include coexist bumper stickers.

Thanks...

Ok, WP, so we've got Iowa, Ohio, Washington DC, and Florida as the only southern states that have counties on their plates.

Ohio does not

-fact
In order to be considered Southern having the county on your plate is required, bit obviously the Carolinas are Southern.

Pretty sure Georgia does. I've seen Cobb and Macon on their plates before.

I have seen Louisiana do it but it is done on a parish by parish basis.

(07-09-2014 09:26 AM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  Ohio does not

Ohio did for many years.

Alabama's (the ones they just replaced) did it by numbers. If you didn't know what the number designations were, you had no clue.

I've noticed that some states seem to have a ton of variations in design as well. NC has been fairly consistent over the years besides the specialty plates.

I just want to know if Oklahoma does.

Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Georgia all put counties on the plates (or did in the recent past). I don't know the reason for putting it on the plate, but most plates have some type of code that is associated with the county of issue.

(07-09-2014 09:28 AM)WPDAWG08 Wrote:  I have seen Louisiana do it but it is done on a parish by parish basis.

I've never noticed it for La.

Help law enforcement know if the car is local.
Additionally there are different requirements of some NC
counties. For example, only Mecklenburg County where Charlotte
is located, and Wake County where Raleigh is located are
deemed by the EPA to have higher carbon emission standards
because of more pollution in those counties.
We are taxed by the county also.